Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.5° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 10PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
267
341
229
196
168
158
139
143
108
112
144
158
212
285
407
419
323
187
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
20
ENE
15
SSE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:18PM3.82m
12:39PM3.48m
1:05AM3.66m
2:37PM3.53m
Low Tide
5:11PM2.09m
5:56AM1.96m
6:20PM2.36m
7:32AM2.07m
8:06PM2.41m
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7:31
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7:33
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5:57
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5:54
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5:52
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1
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1
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
5
9
9
10
11
11
11
9
9
8
7
5
4
4
5
6
8
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